it is some incredible video over russia. where a meteor exploded above a rural area injuring nearly a thousand people. edward lawrence reported for wjz eyewitness news, that people thought the world was coming to an end. >> reporter: the meteor exploded over a small russian town and caused a shock wave. glass shattered injuring hundreds of people. this woman went to the hospital with a bloody arm. others with cuts on their faces and heads. the explosion rocked a mountain range. cameras throughout the area caught the meteor as the streaked across the sky. scientists are saying it was the size of a large bus and traveling 33,000 miles per hour. some fragments fell to the ground. the meteor came without warning stunning a korean hockey player living in russia. >> i heard this loud bang. live in the 24 story building. the lights are shaking and car alarms going off and it was just incredible. >> reporter: a zinc factory was badly damaged. the roof and wall collapsed. meteor strikes with a large impact are rare. >> these things h